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Win Cleopatra's Daughter or The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran!

Enter to win one of these great historical novels! The contest ends on September 25th. Click Here to Enter!

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Win Cleopatra's Daughter or The Heretic Queen!

Author Michelle Moran has offered two signed books (one paperback of The Heretic Queen and one hardcover of Cleopatra's Daughter) for a giveaway on my blog! There will be two winners.

Here are the summaries for the books (from the Barnes & Noble site):

Cleopatra's Daughter: A Novel -The marriage of Marc Antony and Cleopatra is one of the greatest love stories of all time, a tale of unbridled passion with earth-shaking political consequences. Feared and hunted by the powers in Rome, the lovers choose to die by their own hands as the triumphant armies of Antony’s revengeful rival, Octavian, sweep into Egypt. Their three orphaned children are taken in chains to Rome; only two– the ten-year-old twins Selene and Alexander–survive the journey. Delivered to the household of Octavian’s sister, the siblings cling to each other and to the hope that they will return one day to their rightful place on the throne of Egypt. As they come of age, they are buffeted by the personal ambitions of Octavian’s family and court, by the ever-present threat of slave rebellion, and by the longings and desires deep within their own hearts.

The fateful tale of Selene and Alexander is brought brilliantly to life in Cleopatra’s Daughter. Recounted in Selene’s youthful and engaging voice, it introduces a compelling cast of historical characters: Octavia, the emperor Octavian’s kind and compassionate sister, abandoned by Marc Antony for Cleopatra; Livia, Octavian's bitter and jealous wife; Marcellus, Octavian’s handsome, flirtatious nephew and heir apparent; Tiberius, Livia’s sardonic son and Marcellus’s great rival for power; and Juba, Octavian’s watchful aide, whose honored position at court has far-reaching effects on the lives of the young Egyptian royals.

Selene’s narrative is animated by the concerns of a young girl in any time and place–the possibility of finding love, the pullof friendship and family, and the pursuit of her unique interests and talents. While coping with the loss of both her family and her ancestral kingdom, Selene must find a path around the dangers of a foreign land. Her accounts of life in Rome are filled with historical details that vividly capture both the glories and horrors of the times. She dines with the empire’s most illustrious poets and politicians, witnesses the creation of the Pantheon, and navigates the colorful, crowded marketplaces of the city where Roman-style justice is meted out with merciless authority.

Based on meticulous research, Cleopatra’s Daughter is a fascinating portrait of imperial Rome and of the people and events of this glorious and most tumultuous period in human history. Emerging from the shadows of the past, Selene, a young woman of irresistible charm and preternatural intelligence, will capture your heart. The Heretic Queen: A Novel-

The winds of change are blowing through Thebes. A devastating palace fire has killed the Eighteenth Dynasty’s royal family–with the exception of Nefertari, the niece of the reviled former queen, Nefertiti. The girl’s deceased family has been branded as heretical, and no one in Egypt will speak their names. Nefertari is pushed aside, an unimportant princess left to run wild in the palace. But this changes when she is taken under the wing of the Pharaoh’s aunt, then brought to the Temple of Hathor, where she is educated in a manner befitting a future queen.

Soon Nefertari catches the eye of the Crown Prince, and despite her family’s history, they fall in love and wish to marry. Yet all of Egypt opposes this union between the rising star of a new dynasty and the fading star of an old, heretical one. While political adversity sets the country on edge, Nefertari becomes the wife of Ramesses the Great. Destined to be the most powerful Pharaoh in Egypt, he is also the man who must confront the most famous exodus in history.

To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment with your e-mail address (see rules):

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- Name your favorite historical fiction book. (+1)- Become a follower. (+1)- If you are already a follower... (+2)- Follow me on Twitter (@ParadoxRevealed) and leave your Twitter name. (+1)- If you already follow me on Twitter. (+2) - Mention my contest (with a link) on your blog or Twitter. (+3)EDIT: You can specify if you want to enter to win just one of the books. If you don't say which you want to win, you will be entered for both. All entrants who commented before this addition will be entered for both.

Rules:1. Please mention everything you did in one comment. If you do more later, delete the old comment and leave a new one.2. If you decide to enter by commenting here, you must leave your e-mail or blog address.3. If you don't want to comment to enter, you can e-mail me your entries at paradoxicalblog (at) gmail (dot) com.

This contest is international!

I'm leaving the contest open until 11:59 PM on September 25th. The winner will be chosen in the next few days after that and contacted. I'll forward the winners' addresses to the author.

29 comments:

Email's in the profile.My favorite historical fiction book is Forever by Pete Hamill. Old New York. You really can't go wrong there. And he's a guy that can make you taste the smells of Old New York. Blech!I'm already a follower.I'm posting a link in my sidebar and I'll mention the contest in my Sunday Contest Slurry this Sunday.

+1 my favorite Historical novel, thus far, is FOREVER AMBER by Kathleen WindsorIf anyone has NOT yet read this book, and loves romantic albeit realistic historical fiction - get this one from your library ASAP! It was a HUGE bestseller decades ago and is one of the best ever written. It took Ms. Windsor TEN years of research to write this book.

+1 Hmmm... A favorite historical fiction? Well, does historical romance count? Then I'd have to say Outlander, though yeah, it's got the whole time travel theme in it, making it more paranormal than fiction... But still,I love it! :)

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